Folding oven-rack.



J. F. BSKILDSON.

FOLDING OVEN RACK.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. za, 1909.

aumento:

attenuato JOSEPH F. ESKILDSON, 0F MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

FOLDING OVEN-RACK.

Specieation of Letters Patent.

Patented M a1'. 29, 1910.

Application led April 23, 1909. Serial No. 491,682.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. ESKILDsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Malden, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented a new and useful Folding Oven-Rack, of which the followingis a specification.

My inventioni relates to foldable oven racks, and has for its object toprovide a device of this kind in which the rack when folded lies backagainst the back of the oven, whereby the oven door is not strained asin the usual style of foldable oven rack which folds against the door.

Another object is to provide a device of this kind, which will itselfcomplete the process of folding as soon as given an impulse with a pokeror ot-her implement.

Still another object is to provide a device of this kind which theattendant need never touch with his hand to place in operative positionwhich is of considerable importance when the oven is hot at the timethis operation must be performed.

With these and other objects in view, which will be shown in thefollowing specification and set forth in the claims, my inventionembraces the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereinFigure l is a plan view of the rack in operative position. Fig. 2 is across section through A-A with the rack shown dotted in normal position.

In a more detailed description of my invention in which like charactersof reference designate similar parts in the views shown, (l) desi atesthe walls of a stove oven of the usua kind, having the rails (2) and (3)disposed transversely on the opposite sides midway the top and bottom.Each rail consists essentially of an angle iron suitably secured to theside of the oven, and having the front end (4) terminating at the frontedge of the side of the oven. The rear end of this angle iron is bentdownward to form a depression (5), the urpose of which will hereafter beexplained and terminates in a bracket (6) which forms a support for t-herack when it is folded against the back wall of the oven.

The rack is composed of three or more sections, (7), (8) and (9),according to the depth of the stove oven it is required to fit, and thesect-ions should be sufficient in number to have the front edge of thefirst section even with the front edge of the oven in order that theattendant will not have to reach back into a heated oven. The sectionsare provided with a plurality of slots (10), arranged transversely inorder that the heated currents of air may freely circulate in the oven,and are substantially the width of the oven in length and adapted tohave a sliding motion on the side rails and walls of the oven adjacentthereto. The section (7) is provided on its inner side with a lug (11),disposed adjacent its end, said lug having a transverse pivot pin (12)adapted to engage a corresponding lug (13) formed on the section (8)thereby pivotally connecting sections (7) and (8) by a hinge joint. Asimilar hinge joint pivotally secures the 0pposite end of sections (7)and (8) as shown at (14). The section (8) is provided at one endadjacent the side wall of the oven with a lug (15) having' an annularopening formed transversely therein, adapted to re ceive the bolt (1G)which is suflicient in length to engage a lug (17) formed on section(9), and terminates in a screw threaded end adapted to receive the nut(18) thereby pivotally securing sections (8) and (9) by a hinge joint. Asimilar hinge joint pivotally secures the opposite ends of sections (S)and (9) as shown at (29).

It may be readily seen that by this ar rangement of hinge joints, if theattendant desires to have a plurality of different sized vessels in theoven at the same time, he can slide out the rack till the front sectionprojects over the front edge of the oven and shove the's'ection sidewisetill the engaging pins disengage from the lugs in the second section,when the first section may be removed altogether and the `remainingsections shoved back in operative position and used as a rack in therear of the oven while the whole height of the front of the oven isavailable for vessels requiring this height.

A lug (19) is formed on the lower side of section (9), adjacent the sideof the oven, having a transversely disposed projection, adapted toslidingly fit the rail (3) and to conform to the contour of thedepression (5) when in operative position, and the contour of thebracket (6) when in normal or upright position. lhe opposite end ofsection (9) 1s provided with a similar lug, similarly placed and adaptedto engage the rail (2) on the opposite side of the oven in a likemanner. The section (9) has its rear end (20) thickened, to facilitatetipping the section when the other sections are shoved back against itas is the case when it is desired to fold the rack back against the rearwall of the oven. A ring (21) is secured to the under side of section(7) intermediate its ends, the purpose of which is to enable theattendant to fold the rack back by inserting a poker or other implementin the ring, and so will not be compelled to touch the parts with hishands when placing the rack either in normal or operative position.

The operation of the device is as follows: The rack rests, when inoperative or extended position, on the transverse side rails, secured tothe opposite sides of the oven. lhen it is desired to use the wholeheight of the oven, a poker is inserted in the eye of the dependent ringon the front edge of the first section and the section shoved back. Themotion is transmitted through the intermediate sections to the lastsection and the heavy rear end of this section depressed, therebycausing the engaging lugs formed on its under surface to slide fromtheir seats and drop down into the hooks on the side rails. The heavyrear end of this section accelerates this tipping movement, the frontend of the section being tilted back against the rear wall of the oven.The second section will be carried back with it and will assume theposition shown in Fig. 2. All that is necessary is to rest the firstsection back against the second and the rack is compactly folded againstthe rear wall of the oven. In order to place the rack in operativeposition, the poker or other implement is inserted in the ring and thefirst section dropped down on the side rails, when an outward pull willcause the remaining sections to follow the first and slide along therails into operative position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of my inventionwill be easily understood without a more extended explanation, it beingunderstood that various changes in the form, proportion and minordetails of the invention may be made, without sacrificing any of theadvantages or departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having described my invention, claim is l. The combination with a stoveoven, of a foldable rack slidably mounted in the oven and detachablypivoted thereto at its inner end.

2. The combination with a stove oven of side rails, transverselydisposed on the sides of said oven, midway the top and bottom,

what I Aterminating at one end in a double bracket,

a foldable, sectional rack, adapted to have a sliding motion on saidside rails, said sectional rack having one section provided with a meansfor pivotally securing said sectional rack in operative position on saidside rails and for removing said sectional rack from same.

SpThe combination with a stove oven of side rails transversely disposedon the opposite sides of said oven, each of said rails terminating atthe inner end in an inclined bracket, said bracket having a shoulderformed midway its length and terminating in a hook, a foldable,sectional rack, adapted to have a sliding motion on said rails, theouter section being provided with an eye pendent therefrom, the innersection being provided on its under side with lugs adapted to slidinglyfit the shoulders of said brackets, and to pivotally secure said sectionin the hooks of said brackets, whereby to facilif tate the removal ofthe rack from operative position, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiiXedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOSEPH F. ESKILDSON.

W'itnesses:

JOHN H. JAcKsoN,

WVM. M. SMITH.

